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Let's see what happens when the Cavs play OKC before we give them a free pass to June.

The Celtics are still too young and the Raptors are the basketball Capitals. The Cavs pretty much had a ticket to the finals punched the minute Hayward went down and that certainly isn't changing now after they retooled

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The Celtics are still too young and the Raptors are the basketball Capitals. The Cavs pretty much had a ticket to the finals punched the minute Hayward went down and that certainly isn't changing now after they retooled

If the Eagles can win the Super Bowl and the Astros can win the World Series..........

Sorry, but I'm not going to act as if the Cavs are entitled to the Finals just because they have a 33 year old who quite frankly at some point is going to feel some wear and tear from all his minutes.

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The Celtics are still too young and the Raptors are the basketball Capitals. The Cavs pretty much had a ticket to the finals punched the minute Hayward went down and that certainly isn't changing now after they retooled

No. That Cavs team wasn't making The Finals (likely not even the Easter Conference Finals).

Even Altman knew that, which is why he essentially blew up & rebuilt the team at the deadline.

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Nobody is "entitled" to a finals berth. Teams have to fight each other for it and some teams are in better shape to win it than others. Right now Cleveland is in better shape to come out of the east than anyone else. They have the most talent, and even after trading out half their roster they're still the team with the experience.

The fact that he was being so petty that Jalen Rose called him out several weeks ago, made yesterday even sweeter. I was shocked to see a team that was attacking the basket when LeBron wasn't on the court. I hadn't seen them do that in the limited games I've watched this year.

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Still feel it's way too early to call the East right now..... but the Raptors have the best shot.

Casey has finally seen the light and were not playing ISO-ball anymore. The team has learned to trust in JV (he's even hitting three pointers now!) & the bench unit has learned how to play for each other, not just individual glory. I haven't seen team cohesion like this in a while, and the fact we also have a Top 5 offense & defense is stunning.

It's no longer just the Lowry & DeRozan show in Toronto..... I think we finally might see this team in the Finals.